Sling it!
Mother’s Day. Why do we bother celebrating this day? Are we celebrating the day you decided to dump off your own kids on your ex’s doorstep so you could run off to another city raising someone else’s kids? Are we celebrating that time you passed out from getting high with your daughter still in the backseat? Are we celebrating how you post all those motherly pictures on social media but are always too busy to spend time with your kids because you are out clubbing, talking to guys, or just too tired from having a hard week at work? Or are we celebrating how you hardly call your own kids to say hi but manage to never miss calling them on this celebrated holiday? Why do we bother celebrating this day?
For a lot of kids, this holiday has become a staple in time that reminds them of all the horrible moments they had as a child. Now, I’m not talking about the kids who cry about how bad they had it growing up with their game consoles. Their daily square meals. Their comfy bed under a protected roof. I’m not talking about the kids who cry poor me because their mother couldn’t spend a whole lot of time with them because they were working multiple jobs with long hours. Again, why do we bother celebrating this day?
We celebrate this day for all the moms out there who never quit. For the single moms who are exhausted from working 16 hours a day but still manage to go home putting their own needs aside to make their kids feel safe, happy, and secure. For the married stay-at-home moms who are bored out of their minds from the lack of adult interaction but make their marriage work and manage to stay positive while making all their time available for their kids. For the moms who are running on little to no sleep, feel like crap, but still wake up in the middle of the night to care for their sick or scared kids.
We celebrate this day for all the moms out there who never quit on their kids and fight the hardest battles in life by showing up everyday for their kids. We celebrate those moms. Happy Mother’s Day!
Bring it!